Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 0014

Chapter 14

| approach the door with trepidation. Has Mr Collins cto personally reprimandfor the message? Has

Mason got away from Theo and has cto finishonce and for all? With my breath held | press my ear to

the door in hopes I'll pick up a clue as to who it is.

“Girl, open this damn door. | know you're up, Theo text me” Dot's voice shouts with another bang against the

door, makingalmost jump out of my skin.

| pull the door open, “You scared the shit out of me,

“Sorry,” Dot smiles innocently. “Are you coming for breakfast with us?”

“Sure, letgrab my stuff,” | rush to retrieve my bag and grab a jacket from my wardrobe, shoving my phone

into the pocket. “Let’s go,” | grin, joining Dot, Joe and Max in the hall.

in

We sit at the stable we had for dinner and | choose a bowl of fruit and a croissant for my breakfast. | cast a

glance over at the unbonded table. It’s mostly empty and there’s no sign of Mason or Theo. A guy with short

brown hair and glasses givesa friendly smile and | smile back, then my eyes zero in on the Starbucks coffee

front of him. I'd kill for a Starbucks right now. | scan the room, looking for the coffee source but | see none. | look

back to the Starbucks coffee guy and he givesa wink and tips his cup towardsbefore downing the rest

the drink and leaving. | need to find out where he got that.

“Where can | get coffee?” | ask Dot.

“There is a filtered coffee near the juice station but | warn you, it is rank,” she says with a shudder.

“I just saw someone with a Starbucks cup,” | frown.

“A what?”

“A coffee from Starbucks, where do | get one of those?”

“I have no idea what you are talking about,” Dot laughs.

“Never mind,” | pout and pick at my fruit bowl.

“Showyour timetable, | want to see if we have any classes together,” Dot says and | reach into my pocket,

pulling out my phone and handing it to her.

of

“Oh, Mr Collins has messaged you, let's see what he wants, she remarks and | snatch the phone from her hand

so fast, my face flushing in embarrassment.

“I knew it,” she giggles, “Girl, you better spill the tea right now,”

“Yeah, Josie, spill it,” Joe grins.

“There's nothing to spill,” | shrug.

“Bollocks! We can all see the special treatment you're getting,” she waggles her eyebrows.

“What special treatment?”

“Oh, you know, there's the fact that you've been put in Ruby, and you have all that stuff in your room. | was also

Told that he put you to sleep for your first teleport so you didn’t get sick, and has travelled to the human realm

to visit with your mother himself. Plus he has arranged extra tutoring and assignedas your personal escort.

Not to mention the rumour that he had food brought in from the human realm and you ate together, and now

you're

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getting personal messages to your phone, but no, nothing going on there at all,” she scoffs.

“Why would he visit my mum? And what is the big deal with being in Ruby?” | ask, feeling confused and slightly

annoyed.

“Take a look around you, Girl. How many people do you see wearing a red tie?” she shrugs. | do as she says.

Most students are wearing yellow or blue ties, there are maybe ten wearing green, and the only red | see are at

our table. | look back at Dot, lost for words. “Ruby is usually reserved for the elites and their bonds, they're

either rich or from important families. No offence, but from what | hear you are neither of those,” she adds.

“I don’t understand, why would he putin Ruby? I'm going to go and sort this out and ask to be moved,” |

stand to leave, feeling embarrassed. | don’t want special treatment and | don’t want to feel like the poor girl

hanging out with the elites. I'm not a charity case. | can get a job and earn my own money to support myself.

“Sit your ass down, we like you in Ruby with us, besides, if you are Thea’s bond you'd be movetl to Ruby as soon

as the seer confirmed it anyway,” Dot grabs my arm and pullsback into my chair.

“No, I'm not staying in a place that | shouldn't be,” | tell her.

“Josie, please don’t leave. I'm sorry, | didn’t mean to upset you,” Dot pleads.

“What's going on?” Theo asks, taking the seat beside me.

Nothing.” I huff.

“Our girl here is trying to leave Ruby,” Dot blurts and | give her a scowl.

“You are going nowhere baby girl, you're exactly where you belong.” Theo smiles and leans over to steal a

strawberry from my bowl and kisses my cheek before eating the strawberry.

“If she wants to go then let her,” a deep voice grumbles and | almost fall off my chair when | see Mason has

taken the seat beside Theo.

“What did | say about being nice?” Theo admonishes quietly.

“lam,

I'm just saying she should be free to make her own choice about staying in a place she shouldn't be in,” Mason

smirks, being anything but nice. | suppose | should just be grateful he’s not actively trying to killright now.

Its progress..

“Not cool, Mason” Dot snaps.

“Woah, what's going on here, Mason? Don’t tellyou felt The Spark too,” Cole laughs as he and Marcus join

the table.

“There's no way I'd be that unlucky,” Mason scoffs.

“Like I'd ever touch him,” | whisper to myself, completely forgetting that I'm sitting at a table of superhumans,

sof which have super hearing.

“Why? Do | scare you?” Mason grins, and it’s terrifying.

“No,” I lie, | don’t want to show this jerk any weakness. His eyes bore into mine and | hold his gaze. If he wants a

staring contest then bring it on. A slow smirk spreads across his face and he lays his arm on the table, palm up,

challengingto touch him.

“That's enough, Mace,” Theo grabs his wrist and pushes his hand away from me.

“That's what | thought,” Mason scoffs and something insnaps.

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